The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-04-30
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Athens County.
Journal.
There is a bicycle club to be Or
ganized in this place.
Rev. G. G. Hart, of Logan was in
town on Monday.
Henry Bobo, aged 60 years was
drownded Wednesday at Zaleski,
Ohio. He fell from footlog while
crossing creek. Body recovered.
Messenger
Active steps have been entered
upon for the erection of new M.
e. Church building at Albany, this
county.
The Hamley Run Coal Mines,
near Athens, have been purchased
by r.. b. Thomas, member of the
Hamilton Coal and Iron Company
of the neighboring coal field of
Glen Ebon, and who has begun
operations for greatly enlarging
capacity.
There is going on an exodus of
Hungarian miners form Buchtel to
the Pennsylvania coal fields. The
presence of such immense numbers
of that class of foreigners has not
been found a desirable society ele-
ment within our county bounds
and the community at Buchtel are
to be congratulated on the realiza-
tion of such riddance.
1t will occasion deep regret
among the wide circle of his friends
in this section of the State to learn
that the condition of the well
known philanthropist and enter
prising business man Mr.. John r..
Buchtel shows no hopeful signs of
recovery from the effects of the
paralytic stroke which he some
weeks since sustained. The per-
manent loss of his wide-embracing
practical enterprise from the min
ing and manufacturing industries
of this county can hardly be hope
ed to be replaced.
Fairfield County.
Eagle.
Lancaster has three Natural Gas
Cos.
Work at the Gas we'll was re-
sumed on Thursday.
There are 220 civil and 2I Grim
inal cases on the Common Pleas
Docket.
An old man in the employ of the
G. & M. V. railroad was run over
on the 20, inst by the yard locomo-
tive at this place, and instantly
killed.
There were thirty thousand cards
for candidates printed at this Office
during the present primary cam
paign. If any voter failed to get
one, he will please leave word at
this office.
Perry County
Workmen will commence to re-
model Holy Trinity Church Par
sonage soon.
The planning mill is working on
full time and plenty of work on
hands.
There seems to be more sickness
than usual this spring in this To-
cality, the greater part of which is
among our old people.
Wehave inquired of many of our
fruit growers and they pronounce
it very little, if damaged at all by
the freeze of last week.
Peter Welty, one of our oldest
citizens was buried ON Saturday
last at the age of SS years, at the
M. E. burying grounds.
New Lexington Tribune.
The Union depot at this place is
to be enlarged.
Mrs. Julia Mcmahon had a val.
liable milch cow killed on the Il. &
o. G. railroad, Monday night.
The potteries at Saltillo are re-
ported to be very busy, with orders
for more than they can do.
We learn that Geo. w. DeLone
has been appointed Principal OF
the schools at Corning, for the en-.
suing year.
A brick addition, 23X3S, is being
built to the New Lexington foundry
to be used for workshop. The
foundry and the Feed Mill Co. is
doing a good business.
From the best information we
can'gather, the wheat crop of this
section of the country will be fully
seventy-five per cent. of a full
crop, and above the average fol
the last ten years.
An effort is being made to rees
tablish the uptown telegraph
office, which we hope may prove tc
be successful. The Office at the de-
pot is too distant from the bulk Of
trade and population to suitably
accommodate the general public
The corner stone of the new